Law Student Recruiting Specialist

Arnold & Porter Llp; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in New York is seeking a Law Student Recruiting Specialist to join the Attorney Recruiting team. The role focuses on building relationships, delivering exceptional candidate experiences, and supporting law student recruiting and summer associate programs.

Working with senior leadership, you will attract top law student talent and help provide a best-in-class summer associate experience, with a hybrid New York schedule and opportunities to influence recruiting

Qualifications

• Four (4) or more years of recruiting experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and recruiting technologies.
• Knowledge of legal recruiting practices and employment regulations.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate law student recruiting initiatives, including campus outreach and recruiting events.
• Manage screening and callback interview scheduling, candidate communications, and interview logistics.
• Welcome candidates and ensure an exceptional interview experience.
• Coordinate callback events, receptions, and offer visits.
• Support weekly recruiting decision meetings and maintain recruiting materials.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Microsoft Office

Legal recruiting knowledge

Communication skills

Organization and discretion

Tools

ViDesktop ATS

Job description

Arnold & Porter is seeking a highly organized, collaborative, and service-oriented Law Student Recruiting Specialist to join our Attorney Recruiting team. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional who enjoys building relationships, creating exceptional candidate experiences, and supporting our law student recruiting and summer associate programs.

Working closely with the Manager of Law Student Recruiting, Firmwide Director of Attorney Recruiting, the National Hiring Committee, and office leadership, you'll play a key role in attracting and engaging top law student talent while helping deliver a best-in-class summer associate experience.

This position is located in New York office working a hybrid work schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Law Student Recruiting

• Coordinate law student recruiting initiatives, including campus outreach and recruiting events.
• Manage screening and callback interview scheduling, candidate communications, and interview logistics.
• Welcome candidates and ensure an exceptional interview experience.
• Coordinate callback events, receptions, and offer visits.
• Support weekly recruiting decision meetings and maintain recruiting materials.
• Build relationships with law schools, career services professionals, student organizations, alumni, and prospective candidates.

Summer Associate Program

• Help coordinate the firm's summer associate program from planning through completion.
• Organize orientation, training sessions, networking events, and social activities.
• Coordinate pre-arrival communications and summer associate schedules.
• Support evaluation processes and overall summer program administration.
• Assist with onboarding and integration of entry-level associates.

Recruiting Operations

• Maintain candidate information within the firm's applicant tracking system (ViDesktop).
• Prepare recruiting reports, metrics, and administrative materials.
• Support the hiring process for foreign attorneys.
• Represent the firm through NALP and other legal recruiting organizations.
• Contribute to additional recruiting and talent initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Four (4) or more years of recruiting experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and recruiting technologies.
• Knowledge of legal recruiting practices and employment regulations.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional judgment, professionalism, and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Strong client service mindset with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Flexibility to work additional hours during peak recruiting periods.

Why Join Arnold & Porter?

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our firm by recruiting exceptional legal talent and creating an outstanding experience for candidates and summer associates. You'll collaborate with experienced recruiting professionals and firm leadership while contributing to a dynamic, team-oriented environment where your work has a meaningful impact.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $72,380 to $103,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

For benefits information, please click here https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/careers/professional-staff/benefits.

The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.

Arnold & Porter is an equal opportunityemployer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy and childbirth (including breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, marital or partnership status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family leave status, citizenship status, immigration status, ancestry, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. Our Firm's equal opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and terms and conditions, including, without limitation, recruitment, employment, assignment, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, disciplinary action and terminations. For purposes of the firm's Anti-discrimination and Anti-harassment Policies, the term "race" includes, without limitation, traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks, and twists.

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